--==[ SPLAT! v1.2.3 Path Analysis ]==-- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Transmitter site: gspnws Site location: 34.8833 North / 82.2203 West (34° 52' 59" N / 82° 13' 13" W) Ground elevation: 951.44 feet AMSL Antenna height: 40.00 feet AGL / 991.44 feet AMSL Antenna height above average terrain: 102.70 feet Distance to wa4bvw: 15.07 miles Azimuth to wa4bvw: 346.37 degrees Depression angle to wa4bvw: -0.0597 degrees Depression angle to the first obstruction: -0.0582 degrees ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Receiver site: wa4bvw Site location: 35.0953 North / 82.2831 West (35° 5' 43" N / 82° 16' 59" W) Ground elevation: 1040.03 feet AMSL Antenna height: 20.00 feet AGL / 1060.03 feet AMSL Antenna height above average terrain: -174.22 feet Distance to gspnws: 15.07 miles Azimuth to gspnws: 166.33 degrees Depression angle to gspnws: -0.1584 degrees Elevation angle to the first obstruction: +0.1676 degrees ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Longley-Rice path calculation parameters used in this analysis: Earth's Dielectric Constant: 15.000 Earth's Conductivity: 0.005 Siemens/meter Atmospheric Bending Constant (N-units): 301.000 ppm Frequency: 146.520 MHz Radio Climate: 5 (Continental Temperate) Polarization: 1 (Vertical) Fraction of Situations: 50.0% Fraction of Time: 60.0% Transmitter ERP: 35 Watts ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Summary for the link between gspnws and wa4bvw: Free space path loss: 103.48 dB Longley-Rice path loss: 142.61 dB Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 39.13 dB Field strength at wa4bvw: 23.41 dBuV/meter Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 3.96 uV Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 4.85 uV Mode of propagation: Double Horizon, Diffraction Dominant ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Between wa4bvw and gspnws, SPLAT! detected obstructions at: 35.0903 N, 82.2816 W, 0.36 miles, 1066.27 feet AMSL 35.0895 N, 82.2814 W, 0.42 miles, 1076.12 feet AMSL 35.0831 N, 82.2795 W, 0.87 miles, 1069.55 feet AMSL 35.0799 N, 82.2785 W, 1.10 miles, 1076.12 feet AMSL 35.0791 N, 82.2783 W, 1.15 miles, 1085.96 feet AMSL 35.0783 N, 82.2781 W, 1.21 miles, 1105.64 feet AMSL 35.0775 N, 82.2778 W, 1.27 miles, 1118.77 feet AMSL 35.0767 N, 82.2776 W, 1.33 miles, 1158.14 feet AMSL 35.0759 N, 82.2773 W, 1.38 miles, 1158.14 feet AMSL 35.0711 N, 82.2759 W, 1.72 miles, 1151.57 feet AMSL 34.9465 N, 82.2390 W, 10.59 miles, 1026.90 feet AMSL 34.9457 N, 82.2387 W, 10.64 miles, 1036.75 feet AMSL 34.9449 N, 82.2385 W, 10.70 miles, 1046.59 feet AMSL Antenna at wa4bvw must be raised to at least 249.00 feet AGL to clear all obstructions detected by SPLAT! Antenna at wa4bvw must be raised to at least 2705.00 feet AGL to clear the first Fresnel zone. Antenna at wa4bvw must be raised to at least 1315.00 feet AGL to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.